Stanton Hayes 5'8,170 RB/ATH Class of 2020 Timberline HS (WA) - New Prospect Report

Stanton Hayes is one of the most thrilling backs in the class of 2020 to watch on tape and hails from Timberline High School in the great Northwest. On the very first play of this phenomenal athlete's highlights, Hayes is able to use uncanny acceleration after taking the "draw" hand-off and is able to burst downfield. Hayes uses outstanding vision on this play and  after running through a defender is able to cut-back against the grain of the defense, once again using outstanding acceleration en-route to a touchdown. On the very next play, Stanton is seen coming out of the backfield on a swing pass and is able to use his quick wit and agility to elude the defender, who was able to read the play quickly and effectively. He is then able to once again make a quick move to elude another defender, showing his synapse reaction time is exceptional so early in his career, and that he has an outstanding overall upside. Stanton is able to take the ball on the next play to the right side of the field, only to find that there is nowhere to run. He cleverly locates the "5th cutback" lane, as Coach Robert Prunty called it on Scout Trout Radio, and loses an entire defense in the shuffle using his supreme athletic ability to find his way to the end-zone once again. Hayes is also a remarkable defensive prospect, as he is lined up on the inside receiver in a "Nickel Back" roll and is able to drop into perfection coverage and make a beautiful "high- pointing" interception. Hayes is then able to take the ball all the way for a score and you will see his physicality. For this reason, I can confidently compare him to the "Honey Badger", as he possesses game changing ability in all three phases of the game. Hayes comes off the edge as a blitzing back, as if he is an outside linebacker and breaks to the football very quickly upon instantaneous recognition of the play to break up passes or intercept the pigskin. He plays the ball in the air extremely well and shows great versatility, as a running back in the passing game. With his extraordinary ability on special teams, offense and defense, combined with stellar academics, Hayes exemplifies what it takes to succeed at a high level and we are nominating him as a Class of 2020 All-American! As we work through Class of 2020 S.T.E.P ratings, adding this outstanding student-athlete will certainly make our Top 150 extremely interesting, as we move forward into the 2018 High School and Collegiate Football training camps nationally. Thanks for joining Scout Trout Elite, LLC, and we look forward to what the future holds for this bright young super-star in the making!   

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